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We hear that a Regiment of Troops embarked last Sabbath [December 11] at Boston, said to be destined for this Place, for the Purpose of "arresting, detaining and securing Gun Powder."
Date: 13 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
We hear that the Number of Barrels of Gun-Powder taken Care of by the good People of New-Hampshire, in their late Expedition to Fort William & Mary, situated about 3 Miles below Portsmouth, amounted to 106; together with a considerable Number of Cannon, all the Shot, Small Arms, &c.
Date: 20 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Last Sabbath [February 26] the Peace of the Town was disturbed by the coming of a Regiment of the King's Troops, the Particulars relative to which are as follows. ー A Transport arrived at Marblehead, apparently manned as usual. Between two and three o'Clock (as soon as the People had gone to Meeting) the Decks were covered with Soldiers, who having loaded and fixed their Bayonets, landed with...
Date: 28 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Report prevailing Yesterday in Town that a large Number of Troops were embarked on board Transports at Boston, with an Intention to seize the Cannon at Fort-Island, some People assembled in the Evening, and removed them to a more secure place.
Date: 3 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Friday Night [March 3] Twenty seven Pieces of Cannon were removed out of this Town, in order to be out of the Way of Robbers.
Date: 7 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Wednesday last the Schooner ----, commanded by Capt. Lee, lately arrived from Dominica, was seized at Cape-Ann, by his Majesty's Ship Lively, for Breach of the Acts of Trade.
Date: 24 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Wednesday, the 19th of April, the Troops of His Britannick Majesty commenced Hostilities upon the People of this Province, attended with Circumstances of Cruelty not less brutal than what our venerable Ancestors received from the vilest Savages of the Wilderness. The Particulars relative to this interesting Event, by which we are involved in all the Horrors of a civil War, we have...
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your situation is very unhappy, being dishonoured by the most infamous service, and under the command of the most vile and miserable wretches that ever disgraced the name of Briton. General [Thomas] Gage, to his eternal infamy, has commenced a thief, robber, murderer, and common butcher of his fellowmen; he has violated the most solemn compacts, and become an apostate to every thing that is...
Date: 15 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Colony of the Massachusets bay to John Derby
1775
Dr
Aprill 28
To Sundry Stores for my Passage to England
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May
To Expences at the Island White & Southampton
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To my Expences & Post Chaise hire from Southampton to London 80 miles a 9d p. mile
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15
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My Expences in London
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17
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Post Chaise hire from London to Falmouth in the west of England by the way...
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Province of Massachusetts Bay to Richard Derby, Jr.
Dr.
For the Hire, Victualling, Port Charges, Portledge Bill &c. for the Schooner Quero, voyage from Salem, in New-England, to Great Britain, and back to Salem aforesaid, in the Service of this Colony, with Depositions relative to Battle of Lexington, viz:
1775
April 25
To 3 barrels Bread, weighing 2 cwt, 3 qrs,...
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your esteemed favors of the 29th. Ulto. and 6th Inst. now before and in Answer say I shall att all times be willing to communicate my sentiments or give any intelligence, that may tend to the public good. ー As to Boston I think when the works are compleated the enemy will never attempt coming that way, but as soon As that is compleated hope there will be some way found to keep the ships from...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Last Week arrived at Rhode-Island, the True-blue, taken by the Columbus Frigate, laden with Rum, Sugar, Coffee, &c.1
To Be Sold, By Joshua Ward, Agent for the Owners of the Privateer Schooner Dolphin, at Public Auction, to be held at Salem, in the County of Essex, the 26th Instant, to be continued from Day to Day until the whole is Sold, to the highest Bidder, the following Vessels...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
By Captain Joseph Cook, of the Schooner Elizabeth, who arrived at Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, Yesterday from Canso, in Nova-Scotia, we are favored with Two Halifax Papers, of the Fourteenth and Twenty-eighth of May: They contain many lengthy Articles of Importance to the Public from London, down to the Nineteenth of April; but the Multiplicity of other Business in the Office prevents giving our...
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 3 in the Morning came to sail stood to the SE at 10 saw the fleet to the S E saw severall of Our Cruzers stood to wards the fleet gave them A signal which the Commodore Answerd then the fleet tack and stood up for Boston at 6 in the After noon came to Ankor in Nantaskett road Capt [Seth] Hardin[g] of the Coneticut Breggt Came on board the fleet Allmost up to the Gravs2
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you last past from Boston, to which refer you ー the Vessell that brought the Halifax papers, from which the extracts I sent you left itt the first June ー all which time no Troops were Arrivd from Engld & I cant see how you could have any Intelligence of these coming to N. York so soon
As you desire of my informing you of any thing passing this way worth Notice, I have to inform you...
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At [6] in the morning weighd Ankor stood out in the bay saw the fleet to the southeast saw 4 of the schooners belonging to the Continent At 4 in. the After noon bore away for salem small breaze from S E At 7 Came to Ankor ー
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 1 After in the After noon weighd Ankor stood Out in the bay ran About 7 Legues to the eastward Of cape Ann tack stood to the westward tack of[f] And on in sight of the Cape Rainy weather ー
Date: 5 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This may serve to acquaint your Honours that in the latitude 40°26'north, longitude 65°50' west, I fell in with the armed schooner Dispatch from Halifax, bound to New-York; and after an engagement of one-and-a-half hour, she struck to the American arms. I boarded her, and found on board eight carriage guns and twelve swivel guns, twenty small-arms, sixteen pistols, twenty cutlasses, some...
Date: 17 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sunday last was sent in here by Capt. [Peter] Lander in a Letter of Marque Schooner belonging to this Place, 1 a Sloop from the West-Indies, bound to Halifax, laden with Salt: She has on Board some Brass Blunderbusses, and a Quantity of English Goods; was taken about a Fortnight ago.
About the same Time was taken by the above Letter of Marque, a Ship from Jamaica, bound to London, laden with...
Date: 23 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Dr Capt William Hackett his acct with Richard Derby junr Cr
1776
Apr. 23d
To Cash 610 Dollars
183..
June 24
To Cash as Recd
50..
Cash pd 21 Ap. on acct the Sloop
172. 16 ー
do pd 13 May on acct do
174..ー
July
Cash as Rec[eived]
26.. 4..6½
do pd in cash the Sloop
75.12 ー
my Order on E.H. Derby for the Ball[ance] when pd will be in full
391.16..1...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5